Names & Faces in the Portsmouth area

NORTH HAMPTON — SolAmor Hospice announced Dr. Deborah Turiano was appointed to the position of medical director.

NORTH HAMPTON — SolAmor Hospice announced Dr. Deborah Turiano was appointed to the position of medical director.

Dr. Turiano earned her medical degree at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1983. Turiano completed her residency at Case Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1986. She completed her Fellowship at Boston/Harvard Medical School in 1988. Turiano has served as a hospice medical director on the Seacoast since 2002 and is an advocate for end-of-life care. She believes deeply in compassionate and quality care for all patients.

In addition, Corinne Wright, advanced practice registered nurse has joined SolAmor Hospice as nurse practitioner. Wright began her nursing career as a registered nurse in hospice and since then, has always had a passion for providing end-of-life and palliative care. Wright earned a master's degree in nursing science at Simmons College in Boston in 1996. She is certified as both a family and a geriatric nurse practitioner.

SolAmor Hospice at 65 Lafayette Road provides end of life care to individuals in their home, nursing home, assisted living center or hospital. SolAmor Hospice specializes in pain and symptom management, while focusing on emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. For more information, visit www.solamorhospice.com.

PORTSMOUTH — Michelle Firmbach Nadeau was named to the 2012 Class of the New Hampshire Union Leader's top 40 Under Forty, an award that recognizes successful and emerging business leaders in the Granite State under age 40.

Nadeau is founder and chief executive officer of Aqua Communications, a strategic public relations and marketing agency based in Portsmouth. Aqua provides public affairs counsel and high-quality professional services to a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals.

The Union Leader and the Business and Industry Association honored Nadeau and her colleagues at a ceremony in mid-March.

Nadeau brings more than 13 years of public affairs, marketing and journalism experience to the public relations practice she founded in 2006. Nadeau, 34, is an award-winning professional, former journalist and former head of U.S. public affairs and international marketing media relations for an international energy company. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire. She is working towards a master's degree in strategic public relations at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Nadeau was most recently hired by Star Island Corporation to publicize its third annual Gosport Regatta on June 9. Nadeau is actively engaged in the New Hampshire community as a trustee of Strawbery Banke Museum and volunteers to design and co-direct the museum's largest annual fund-raiser, Vintage & Vine.

Nadeau's husband, Justin P. Nadeau, was honored with the 40 Under Forty award in 2011.

PORTSMOUTH — Optima Bank & Trust has named Robert Gagnon as its new vice president of business development.

Previously an Optima vice president and branch manager of the bank's Portsmouth office, Gagnon has been with the Seacoast's only locally-owned commercial bank since it opened its doors four years ago.

Gagnon, who has more than 18 years of experience in bank management, will be involved in managing and developing new commercial and consumer relationships for all loan and deposit accounts as the head of Optima's Business Development Division.

In addition, Gagnon, who has a bachelor of science in accounting with a business technology minor from Salem State College, is the volunteer treasurer of the nonprofit Friends of the Earth, Sea and Space Center. An original member of the nonprofit organization, he has helped envision a large-scale aquarium and science facility highlighting the relationship between Earth, sea and space with a focus on education and the environment.

He also has been an integral part of the Rotary International committee in Portsmouth, which established the group's largest fundraising event. Since starting up in 2009, the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K road race has grown to an event that has raised up to $40,000 and included a field of 2,000 runners

Gagnon of Dover is currently an ambassador to the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, as well as a part of Leadership Seacoast.

For more about Optima Bank & Trust, visit www.optimabank.com.

PORTSMOUTH — Service Credit Union announced the recent appointments of Matt Beaulieu and Richard Martell as assistant vice presidents of member services.

Martell, a retired colonel, comes to Service Credit Union after having a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. He most recently served as Chief of the Joint Staff for the New Hampshire National Guard.

His experience includes being the former Wing Commander of the Pease Air National Guard base in Portsmouth where he was responsible for budgeting, human resources, training and strategic planning. He has a bachelor's degree in Education with a Mathematics specialty from the University of Maine.

Beaulieu brings 11 years credit union industry experience to Service Credit Union. He most recently served as director of operations and facilities at Holy Rosary Credit Union in Rochester.

He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and is a graduate of CUNA Management School, Madison, Wis. He is currently attending Southern New Hampshire University working on his master's degree.

Martell and Beaulieu will be responsible for branch administration for Service Credit Union stateside branches. They will report directly to the Vice President of Member Services Dan Clarke.

Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution, offering a wide range of financial products to its members. For more information, visit www.servicecu.org.

PORTSMOUTH — Optima Bank & Trust has promoted Alyson Graybill to vice president and branch manager of its Portsmouth office.

Previously a vice president and manager of Optima's North Hampton branch, Graybill will be responsible for managing the Portsmouth office, as well as overseeing the bank's other retail branches.

Graybill, who has nearly two decades of bank management experience in New Hampshire, has an MBA in strategic management from Boston University and a bachelor of science from the University of New Hampshire in business administration with a minor in international business.

She also has been part of the management team from the inception 13 years ago of the Penguin Plunge in Hampton for the Special Olympics. Graybill runs the "money room" for what is considered to be one of the biggest fundraisers in the state, raising more than $500,000.

Graybill is a Rotary member, serving as treasurer of the Hampton Rotary in 2011-2012. Until her recent transition, she was on the board of directors and an ambassador for the North Hampton Business Association.

A 20-year veteran of the banking industry, Balomenos has been with Optima since the bank opened. Previously an assistant branch manager and assistant compliance officer with Optima, he will be responsible in his new job for managing, monitoring and directing day-to-day operations related to online banking, remote deposit capture and ATM/debit cards.

Balomenos also will be responsible for creating and revising bank procedures, training, managing personnel and implementing new products and services. He will retain his role as assistant compliance officer.

A Portsmouth resident, he is a member of the Seacoast Compliance Association.

For more about Optima Bank and Trust, visit www.optimabank.com.

PORTSMOUTH — Marketing agency Vital Design announced the addition of Tammy Vigliotti, CIPP, as director of accounts and creative strategy.

Vigliotti, formerly marketing communications director for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, joined Vital Design in January to help serve clients, provide strategy, and facilitate daily production of client marketing deliverables.

Vigliotti adds a significant amount of marketing experience to the agency. During her seven years at the IAPP, Vigliotti developed the brand identities for the organization and all programs and services. She formulated, directed and implemented plans and policies relating to marketing communications, and helped grow the organization to nearly 10,000 members worldwide.

Prior to her role with IAPP, Vigliotti held marketing positions at Digitas, a global strategic marketing agency based in Boston, and Robert Half International, the world's first and largest specialized staffing firm. Vigliotti holds a bachelor of science in public relations, with a concentration in marketing, from the University of Florida and is certified by the DMA in Social Media.

EPPING — Construction Services of New Hampshire and affiliate Reliable Restoration and Recovery, leading providers of insurance restoration and disaster recovery services in the Granite State, welcome Dean Bowen to their management team.

As senior Project Manager, Bowen joins an expanding staff at the company's headquarters in Epping, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the construction management business. Bowen will be responsible for identifying all aspects of damaged properties and facilities, and will coordinate the scope of work with insurance agents and adjustors, restoration services providers and construction crews. With years of experience in the disaster recovery industry and construction related services; supplemented with a solid track record of operations management, the addition of Mr. Bowen enhances operations for the growing businesses.

Most recently, Bowen served as operation manager for Town and Country Services responsible for budgeting and cost control, as well as project management and estimating for fire and water restoration services. Prior to that, he was manager of construction services at Brand Partners who provide design and construction management services to the banking industry. Prior to this position Bowen served as facility manager at People's United Bank in Bridgeport, Conn.

Dr. Carrier has extensive experience, most recently at Boston's Spine and Sports Injury Center, where he worked with a variety of patients, including pro athletes, providing comprehensive patient evaluations and effective treatment plans.

Carrier, a graduate of the University of New England, participates in regular physical activity, including hiking, triathlon training, and weight training. He also enjoys helping his clients get stronger, fitter and attaining a more active lifestyle.

Sport & Spine offers experienced staff, state-of-the-art equipment and flexible hours at their two convenient locations: 1 Raynes Ave. in Portsmouth and 121 Shattuck Way in Newington. The staff treats a wide range of patients, including individuals with back and neck pain, athletes, seniors, children/teenagers, pregnant women, pre/post operative patients and more. In addition to customized physical therapy programs, Sport & Spine also offers a Wellness Program, which includes a membership to their rehab gym, as well as customized training support to help members increase strength and flexibility.

For more information, visit www.nhsportandspine.com.

PORTSMOUTH — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast announced Jessie C. Dill as its new executive director.

Dill joined BBBS of the Greater Seacoast in March and brings nearly two decades of nonprofit experience within organizations serving youth, families and aging adults. Over the last 14 years, she worked in nonprofit fundraising and program development at the Boston Public Health Commission, The Samaritans of Boston, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay where she also served as a Big Sister, the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, and Hebrew SeniorLife.

Prior to nonprofit management, Dill worked in the field of social work as a case manager for the Department of Children and Families in Massachusetts. There, she managed a caseload of at-risk Latino children and families experiencing numerous challenges derived from child abuse and neglect, poverty, immigration, disabilities, domestic violence, substance abuse, housing, and child custody. Her foray into the field of nonprofit development and management was a result of a general desire to strengthen community-based organizations whose missions were dedicated to generating a positive and lasting impact on the lives of disadvantaged youth and families in greatest need.

Dill holds an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College with a concentration in Cultural Anthropology and Spanish Studies, and a Masters from Brandeis University in Social Anthropology. She lives with her spouse and children in Madbury.

STRATHAM — At its recent annual meeting, the New Hampshire SPCA re-elected officers and directors for another year.

Officers:

Keith Eustis, of Gorham, Maine. Enters his third year as board president. Eustis is president and CEO of Port Professional Staffing LLC in Portland, Maine. He is now in his sixth year.

Julie Quinn of Exeter enters her third year as vice president. Quinn serves as director of the communication office at Phillips Exeter Academy. Quinn has been a member of the board since 2005.

Frederick Woodburn of Durham also enters his third year as an officer. As secretary, Woodburn brings his risk management skills from his position as vice president at DataRisk, LLC in Portsmouth. Woodburn joined the board in 2008.

Maureen Carey of North Hampton continues as treasurer for the second year. Carey is owner of Maureen Carey Group Realtors. She has served on the NHSPCA board since 2006.

At-arge members:

Michael Parkin recently joined the board. He is owner of Exeter Rent-All and has been a dog walker at the NHSPCA for more than a year. Parkin lives in Greenland.

K. Joshua Scott completed one year on the board bringing his expertise as an associate attorney at Jackson Lewis LLP. Scott also serves as president of the Portsmouth Historical Society and is from Rye.

James J. Horne of Brentwood also completes his first year on the board bringing 25 years of expertise real estate and property management. Horne is the owner of CP Management Inc.

Geoffrey N. Clark, DVM has completed his first year as our board veterinarian. As owner and veterinary surgeon at Veterinary Surgery of New England, Dr. Clark brings experience in veterinary orthopedic surgery as well as soft tissue surgeries, such as tumor/cancer removal and the correction of congenital defects. He lives in Durham.

William S. Duffy completes his first year on the board, having sheparded our energy efficiency project. Duffy is vice president, engineering and facilities management, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. A registered professional engineer, he received his master of science in structural and geotechnical engineering from Tufts University. He lives in Stratham.

Rachel Brown of Rye joined the Board in 2004. She has served on various committees since then including Fundraising for the Paws Walk event.

Attorney H. Alfred Casassa is the senior member of the law firm of Casassa and Ryan, a practice he started in 1960. Casassa lives in Rye Beach and joined the board in 2008.

Mary Jane Werner of Stratham has served on several committees since joining the Board in 2004. Werner also serves on the Planning Board for the town of Stratham.

For more about the NHSPCA, visit www.nhspca.org.

HAMPTON — Five staff members of Seacoast United Soccer Club attended the U.S. Soccer Foundation's Urban Symposium in Washington, D.C., which took place from April 16-19.

Issues being discussed at the event range from fighting childhood obesity, after school programs, overall wellness, and ways to provide more education and opportunities to youth players. The program concludes with a day on Capitol Hill where Seacoast staff will meet with state officials from New Hampshire and Maine.

The group met with Dr. Auma Obama, who was a featured speaker at the US Soccer Foundation event. Both Willis and Glode had worked with Obama on their trip to Kenya four years ago. The club is still involved in Kenya and will work with her newly formed foundation, Sauti Kuu or "Powerful Voices," an international advocate for equality and social change through sports.

For more about Seacoast United and their programs, visit www.seacoastunited.com.

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